Item B22
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Julv 27. 2000
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Division: Growth Management
Department: Planning
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A resolution designating Old Tavernier School as a Monroe County Historical
and Cultural Landmark.
ITEM BACKGROUND: This site also known as the Health Department Building, located on Block 3, Lot 17,
Tavernier Subdivision was granted the "Historic and Cultural Landmark" designation by resolution of the
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at the June 15,2000 meeting. This item corrects an
administrative error in the date the Historic Florida Key Foundation Board of Directors voted to direct their staff
to proceed with the designation application, correcting the date to read November 19, 1999 instead of November
19, 2000.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOARD ACTION: Approval ofthe resolution.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
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APPROVED BY: County Attorney X
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DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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K. Marlene Conaway, I
Director of Planning and Environmental Resources
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included X
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DISPOSITION:
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Planning Department
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS GRANTING THE DESIGNATION
OF "HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LANDMARK" TO
THE OLD TAVERNIER SCHOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THE
SURROUNDING PARCEL OF LAND, DESCRIBED AS
BLOCK 3, LOT 17, TAVERNIER SUBDIVISION,
KEY LARGO, IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 105 __
JI-142 G6 OR881017/18, REAL ESTATE NUMBER
00479000-000000.
WHEREAS the Old Tavernier School meets the criteria for
"designation of historical properties" as specified in
Section 9.5-454 (a) (1) and (3) of the Monroe County Code,
Amended, in that the Old Tavernier School is significant in
the history of Monroe County, is associated with events that
are significant in the history of Monroe County, and embodies
the distinctive characteristics of a method of construction;
and
WHEREAS the procedures of historic designation set forth
in Section 9.5-455 of the Monroe County Code, Amended, have
been followed, in that:
1. The proposed designation was initiated by the Historic
Florida Keys Foundation, whose board of directors voted
unanimously on November 29, 1999 to direct their staff
to proceed with a designation application; and
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2. The designation application includes a boundary
description, address, and a narrative description of the
site and its structures; and
3. The application established the basis for the Old
Tavernier School designation under Code Section 9.5-454
and included other evidence that supports the
designation, which documents the historic, social, and
cultural significance of the Old Tavernier School; and
4. The Monroe County Historic Preservation Commission,
during a regular session held on February 28, 2000,
conducted a public hearing on the proposed designation
and reviewed the application for designation; and
5. The Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously
at said public hearing to recommend to the Monroe County
Board of Commissioners that the Board grant historical
designation to the Old Tavernier School, a.k.a. the
Health Department, as stated in the Historic
Preservation Commission Resolution No. HOl-OO; and
WHEREAS the Monroe County Board of Commissioners has
considered the proposed designation and the recommendation of
the Historic Preservation Commission; NOW THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
The Old Tavernier School, a.k.a. the Health Department,
is hereby historically designated as provided by Article VIII
of the Monroe County Code, Amended.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board
held on the
day of
, A.D. 2000.
Mayor Freeman
Mayor Pro Tern Neugent
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Reich
Commissioner Williams
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
MAYOR/CHAIRMAN
(Seal)
Attest:
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
BY
BY:
DEPUTY CLERK
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